Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14367429 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SIDING

Accident Summary Nr: 14367429 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 03/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122039993	03/11/1994	1521	0	Earl J. Machkovich D/B/A Oakwood Builders

Abstract: An employee was working alone on the roof of a garage that was attached to a house. He was self-employed and was building a house on his own property for eventual sale. (He had an informal partner in the venture. The partner was on vacation at the time.) The employee was installing siding on the house. A 4800-volt overhead power line ran parallel to the eaves of the house. The power line was about 4 feet from the side of the house at the employee's working level. While he was working, a piece of aluminum siding or a piece of aluminum fascia contacted the power line. (There were no witnesses to the accident.) The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, METAL SIDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122039993			Fatality	Electric Shock	Chief exec's & gen'l administrators, public admin.

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